Toy telephone



Oct. .14, 1930. w, 1,778,555

TOY TELEPHONE Filed Jan. 21, 1950 Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITED stares-FAE T OFFICE NORMAN W. HILL, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TOTHE N. N. HILL BRASS COMPANY, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, ACORPORATION TOY TELEPHONE Application filed January 21, 1930. Serial No.422,316.

This invention relates to an improvement in toy telephones. 'lhe objectof the invention is to provide a toy telephone simulating the hand setor continental style of combined transmitter and receiver, with avertically-movable standard, the movement of which is adapted to operatean audible signal. A further object of this invention is to combine withsuch a telephone set a dial mechanism simulating the dial mechanism nowcoming into use in actual desk sets, and

the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter describedandparticularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a toy telephone constructed in accordance withmy invention; V

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an underside view thereof;

Fig. r is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a base 10 provided with a. hollowpost 11 into ed to receive a hand set lt simulating the usual telephonehand sets and provided at one end with the simulation of a receiver 15and at the opposite end withthe simulation of a transmitter 16. The stem12 is provided with a pin 17 extending outwardly through a slot 18 inthe post 11 to engage with an operating-part 19 of a bell-mechanism 20,like an ordinary bicycle bell, which is attached to the post by means ofa clip 21, so that when the yoke is depressed, the bell will be sounded.

It is obvious, without illustration, that the stem 12 might extendoutside the post 11,

and it is also obvious, without further illustrati'on, that the bell 20might be replaced by any audible signal.

If the base is provided with a dial mechanism, the stem 12 will beprovided at its lower end with a downwardly-extending pin 22 to engagewith an inclined finger 23 at the inner end of a pawl 24 pivotallymounted on the underside of a plate 25 secured to the upper face of thebase 10, the nose 26 of the pawl The plate 25 is also provided with astud 3 1 adapted to be engaged by a lug 35 in the signal-plate 30.

The pawl 26 is normally held in engagement with the ratchet 27 by aspring 36, and

around the shaft 28 is a coil-spring 37, one 1 end of which is fixed tothe shaft and the other end to the plate 25 so that, as the signal-plateis turned, additional tension will be applied to the spring.

In use, the child manipulates the signaldownward movement of the yokesounds the signal, as before described, and a. downward movement of theyoke forces the pin 22 into engagement with the finger 23 ofthe pawlwhich extends the stem 12 of a yoke 13 adapttion, by which it is stoppedby the engage ment of the lug 35 with the stud 34:, which also acts toprevent the signal-plate from being turned more than one completerevolution.

I thus provide a very attractive toy for children simulating a hand settelephone and which may also be provided with .a simulation of the disksignaling system now coming into vogue.

I claim:

1. A toy telephone comprising a base, a post mounted thereon, a yokeprovided with a stem telescopically connected with said post, an audiblesignal, and means operated by the yoke for sounding the said signal.

2. A toy telephone comprising a base, a tubular post mounted thereon, ayoke provided with a stem entering said post, a sig nal secured to saidpost, and means operated by the downward movement of said stem to soundthe said signal.

3. A toy telephone comprising a base, a post mounted thereon, a yokeformed with a stem telescopically connected with said post, said stemprovided at its lower end with a downwardly-projecting pin, a signalsecured to said post and adapted to be operated by the downward movementof said stem, a disk mounted on said base, a shaft mounted in said disk,a ratchet mounted on said shaft, a pawl pivotally connected with saidplate and engaging said ratchet and extending rearward in position to beengaged by said pin, a perforated signal-disk connected with said shaft,and a spring normally acting to move said disk when the pawl isreleased.

i. A toy telephone comprising a base, a post mounted thereon, a yokeformed with a stem telescopically connected with said post, said stemprovided at its lower end with a downwardly-projecting pin, a signalsecured to said post and adapted to be operated. by the downwardmovement of said stem, a disk mounted on said base, a shaft mounted insaid disk, aratchet mounted on said shaft, a pawl pivotally connectedwith said plate and engaging said ratchet and extending rearward inposition to be engaged by said pin, a perforated signal-disk connectedwith said shaf, and spring normally acting to move said disk when thepawl is released, the said plate and signal-disk provided with coactingstops, whereby the movement of the disk is limited.

5. In a toy telephone, the combination with a manually-rotatable dial;spring-means normally exerting an effort to turn the said dial in onedirection; and a manually-releasable latching device for releasablyholding the said dial in a given position of manual adjustment.

6. in a toy telephone, the combination with a manually-rotatable dial;sgring-means normally exerting an effort to turn the said dial in onedirection; a latching device for releasably holding the said dial in agiven position of manual adjustment; and manually-operable means formoving the said latching device to release the said dial to the actionof the said spring-means.

7. in a toy telephone, the combination with a manuallymota"able dial;spring-means normally exerting; an ef ort to turn the said dial in onedirection; a latching device for releasably holding the said dial in aven position of manual adjustment; and a receiverholder operativelyconnected to the said latching device for moving the same into positionto reiease the said dial to the action of the said spring-means.

8. A toy telephone comprising a base, a post mounted thereon, areceiver-holder mounted on the post, a signal mounted on

